 A blast claimed two lives in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia bordering the restive province of Chechnya on Monday, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported. The explosion occurred near the central hospital in Nazran, the republican Interior Ministry reported. Two people were killed and several others suffered injuries, the report said. Investigators are examining the scene. Preliminary reports said the bomb, which hit a minibus, had been planted under a gas main. Local emergency officials, however, told RIA that the blast killed one and injured three other people. |